Date:         Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:45:14 -0600
Reply-To:     don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
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From:         don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Using a ramp
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HUH???

Ramps are uhhh ramps. Not blocks.   Make sure the ramps are anchored so
they won't slide as you drive up on them. I use a 2X4 thats anchored to
the ground behind the garage. My buddy has a taller garage and can use
them inside. He set an iron "groove in the concrete floor into which he
drops a strip of 1/4 inch plate that the ramps back up against so they
won't move (slide or be pushed by the vehicle) .
The only reason to go with Phil's suggestion is if your ramps are free
to move on the floor. Figure out a way to increase the friction between
ramps and floor. Thin rubber like a split open truck tube?


On Monday, October 20, 2003, at 08:47  PM, Automatic digest processor
wrote:

> From:    phil cain <bearsvw2000@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Re: Using a ramp
>
> A word to the wise, You should never, never, drive up
> on the ramps, jack the car up and put the ramp under
> the wheels, when finished drive off the ramps,
> watching that no one is behind you (or in front) as
> the ramps can be expelled fast enough to cause harm.
> Phil